#4 Terps Host #15 Wake Forest in Pivotal ACC Tilt

The No. 4 Maryland men's soccer team will square off with No. 15 Wake Forest for the chance to remain in the driver's seat of the conference standings Saturday at 7 p.m. at Ludwig Field.

Maryland athletics is happy to announce a TerpsTV Free Preview weekend from Friday, October 18, through Sunday, October 20.

The free preview weekend will allow Terrapin fans the chance to sample premium content from TerpsTV, including Maryland Madness live from Cole Field House on Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m.

In addition to Maryland Madness, fans will also be able to listen to the Terrapin Sports Network radio broadcast of the Maryland-Wake Forest football game on Oct. 19 at 3:30 p.m., as well as watch live video for men’s soccer on Saturday and field hockey on Sunday.

• Updates will also be posted to the Maryland Men’s Soccer Twitter feed, so "Follow" to get updates sent straight to you.

Promotion Schedule

• Maryland would like to see YOU at Ludwig Field this season! See the Terps game day promotion schedule below. Make sure to check back often as promotion dates and details are subject to change. For more information contact Jordan Looby by phone at (301) 314-7162 or email jlooby@umd.edu.

• Included in that mix of returning starters is 2012 MAC Hermann Trophy winner Patrick Mullins. The New Orleans, product was the ACC Offensive Most Valuable Player, registering team-highs in goals (17), assists (10) and points (44). Sophomore Schillo Tshuma will be looked upon to generate scoring as well after tallying 10 goals in 2012.

• Gone from last year’s starting midfield is All-American John Stertzer, who was drafted 12th overall by Real Salt Lake in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. However, the cupboard is far from empty with returning starters Dan Metzger and Sunny Jane and spot starters Tsubasa Endoh, Jereme Raley and Mikias Eticha back this season.

• Sophomores Mikey Ambrose and Dakota Edwards registered 22 and 23 starts, respectively, a year ago and look to lead the backline in 2013.

• Zack Steffen won the starting goalkeeping role. There is a three-way battle for the backup as Keith Cardona, Jordan Tatum, and Cody Niedermeier will fight for time.

Scouting The Demon Deacons

• Wake Forest is tied with both Maryland and Notre Dame for the top spot in the ACC standings with a 4-0-3 conference record.

• Wake is led by Andy Lubahn who boasts a team-high 10 points on three goals and four assists. The Demon Deacons have distributed their scoring well with 10 players scoring at least one goal, paced by Sean Okoli's four.

• Last season, Wake Forest handed the Terps their lone loss on the year with a 4-2 defeat in Winston-Salem.

• The Terrapins relentlessly attacked the Thundering Herd from the opening whistle and held a 16-6 shot advantage in the match. The Terps’ five goal win was their highest margin of victory this season.

• Dan Metzger, David Kabelik, and Ryan Reid also scored for Maryland.

Mullins Earns ACC Player of the Week Honors Again

• Forward Patrick Mullins has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Co-Player of the Week, announced by the league office on Tuesday.

• Mullins, a senior from New Orleans, had a hand in all of the No. 5 Terrapins’ goals during a rugged road stretch that produced a 1-1 tie at second-ranked Notre Dame and a 3-3 draw at 23rd-ranked Virginia.

Three Things We Learned: Week Seven

#1 The Terps Have Depth

Maryland has really been flexing its muscles in the depth department recently, highlighted by Friday’s match at Virginia.

Head coach Sasho Cirovski utilized a season-high seven substitutes against the Cavaliers including freshmen Suli Dainkeh and Chris Odoi-Atsem, who replaced weary centerbacks Alex Crognale and Dakota Edwards. Dainkeh and Odoi-Atsem helped Maryland cap the match with 83 minutes of shutout soccer after a grueling conference road trip which included a midweek match at No. 2 Notre Dame.

Mikias Eticha aided in the relief effort in the midfield, earning his first start of the season at Virginia and notching a season-high in minutes against the Irish.

#2 Win, Draw or Draw

It appears no one is playing 90 minutes of soccer any more, with a plethora of overtime matches and ties occurring all over the college landscape in 2013. Maryland is no different.

Half of Maryland’s games this season have ended with bonus soccer. The Terps’ five draws this season match their 2007 mark when Maryland went 10-6-5 on the year. The program has had two additional five-draw seasons in 1974 (5-3-5) and 1987 (9-6-5) and has never recorded six.

#3 The Maryland-Virginia Border Battle Could Continue

Maryland and Virginia have squared off in a tremendous rivalry – one Cirovski calls ‘the best in college soccer’ - uninterrupted since 1954.

The numbers surely back this up. The two border programs have combined for eight of the last 24 NCAA championships and seven of the last 11 ACC titles. But with the Terps moving to the Big Ten, will the teams compete during the regular season after all is said and done in 2013?

Both programs have full schedules in 2014 but the pair appears to be working on a match in 2015.

Terps to Draw at No. 23 Virginia

• Senior Patrick Mullins paced the Terps with two goals as the No. 5 Maryland men’s soccer team notched a 3-3 tie at No. 23 Virginia last Friday night.

• The match featured a feverish first half of scoring, highlighted by six goals in the initial 27 minutes of play. Maryland headed to its second consecutive double overtime battle after drawing at No. 2 Notre Dame three days ago in Indiana.

• Mullins notched his third goal in two matches after providing the Terps with the lone goal Tuesday. Tsubasa Endoh also notched a goal in the draw, Maryland’s fifth in 2013.

• Maryland was keyed by a tremendous defensive effort as the Terps kicked off the first leg of their most difficult road trip of the year. Freshman Zack Steffen racked up five saves to anchor the effort against Notre Dame.

• Senior forward Patrick Mullins has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week after his two-goal performance in the Terrapins’ 3-1 road win over 13th-ranked and previously unbeaten Clemson.

• Mullins, the 2012 MAC Hermann Trophy winner, tallied the first and final goals against the Tigers, who had surrendered just one goal in six matches this season prior to Saturday night’s contest.

• Mullins sealed the win in the 83rd minute when pulled down in the box and converted the subsequent penalty opportunity for his second goal of the match. The New Orleans native’s efforts helped the Terps remain unbeaten in ACC play.

Bonus Soccer

• Maryland has battled opponents to extra stanzas in six of 13 games this season, including five double overtime matches.

• The Terps lone defeat in overtime came at California in the second contest of the year.

• The Terrapins broke down a stingy Tiger defense that had only allowed one goal all season. Sophomore Schillo Tshuma added the Terps other tally.

• Sophomore Dakota Edwards and freshman Alex Crognale anchored the Terrapin defense from the centerback position and helped stifle a Clemson attack that had scored at least two goals in each of its home games this season.

Maryland Captures 2012 ACC Championship

• Top-seeded Maryland defeated No. 2 North Carolina 2-1 to win its third title in five seasons at the 2012 ACC Men’s Soccer Championship.

• The Terps picked up goals from freshmen Dakota Edwards and Schillo Tshuma to win their fifth overall conference tournament crown (1996, 2002, 2008, 2010, and 2012) in front of 9,341 fans at the Maryland SoccerPlex.

• 2012 ACC Offensive Player of the Year Patrick Mullins was tabbed the ACC Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player and was joined on the all-tournament squad by John Stertzer, London Woodberry, Tshuma and Edwards.

Terps, Tar Heels Draw in Chapel Hill

• Sophomore Schillo Tshuma recorded two goals to lead the No. 18 Maryland men’s soccer team to a hard-fought 2-2 tie at No. 2 North Carolina.

• The Terrapins amassed 20 shots on the night and fueled by the return of sophomore defender Dakota Edwards tallied nearly 90 minutes of shutout soccer to cap the match and give North Carolina its second straight draw.

Terps Top Duke in Front of Ludwig Record Crowd

• Sophomore Tsubasa Endoh scored one goal and added two assists as the No. 13 Maryland men’s soccer team defeated Duke 3-1 in front of a Ludwig Field record crowd of 8,397.

• The Terrapins fell behind early for the third time this season, but fought back with three second-half scores from Endoh, Helge Leikvang and Patrick Mullins to overcome the Blue Devils.

Dynamic Duo

• Patrick Mullins and Schillo Tshuma continue to show why they are one of the most prolific 1-2 punches in college soccer.

• The pair have combined for 15 of Maryland's 31 goals in 2013. The duo has also posted a .510 shot on goal percentage.

Terps Picked First in ACC Preseason Poll

• Maryland is the preseason favorite to claim the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Championship, according to a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches.

• The 2012 ACC Champion Terrapins, who return MAC Hermann Trophy winner Patrick Mullins, amassed 142 points in the balloting. North Carolina, which reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship last season, placed second with 122 points in the conference poll.

• Maryland led with 10 first-place votes. Wake Forest and Notre Dame, selected third and fourth, respectively, each received one first-place vote. The ballot awarded 12 points for each first-place ballot, 11 points for second place, etc.

Cali Kickoff

• Maryland played back-to-back overtime matches when it tied Stanford and fell to California to begin the 2013 season.

• The Terps battled from two down to net a tie against the Cardinal on Friday. Patrick Mullins, Schillo Tshuma and Jake Pace scored for Maryland.

• At Cal on Sunday, Pace slotted the equalizer late in the second period to lift the Terps to extra stanzas. Tshuma also recorded a goal for Maryland.

Mullins Tabbed to MAC Hermann Watch List

• Patrick Mullins was one of 34 players named to the 2013 MAC Hermann Watch List.

• Mullins became only the second Terrapin to win the MAC Hermann Trophy in 2012. A forward from New Orleans, Mullins led Maryland’s high-scoring attack with 17 goals and 10 assists as a junior.

• He tallied seven game-winners to lead the Terps to the best winning percentage in the country (20-1-3).

Meet the New Kids on the Block

• The Maryland men’s soccer program welcomes another talented group this fall with a six-member freshman class in 2013.

• The Terps’ signing class is ranked third in the nation according to TopDrawerSoccer.com and features two members of the U-18 U.S. men’s national team with the signing of Zack Steffen and Suli Dainkeh.

• Maryland started four freshmen defenders and a freshman goalkeeper against Cal.

• Michael Sauers, Alex Crognale, Chris Odoi-Atsem and Suli Dainkeh all notched starts in the backline while Zack Steffen earned his second consecutive start in goal.

• Steffen has started all 13 games this season.

Terrapin Dynasty

Soccer

• Maryland has seven College Cup appearances in the last 15 years, tied for most in the country.

• Maryland has advanced to the postseason in 12 straight years. No other school has done so more than five consecutive seasons.

• Maryland has finished in the top 15 in the final NSCAA poll for 11 straight seasons. No other school has done so more than five straight years.

• Every four-year player at Maryland since 1998 has been part of a College Cup team. The 15-year run is the longest active streak in the country. The second-longest is Wake Forest (seven years).

• Men’s soccer has more NCAA titles than all other men’s programs at Maryland combined since 1976.

In all sports with at least 32 schools in its NCAA Tournament

• Maryland has more consecutive appearances in the round-of-16 than any other program in the country with 11. The second-most on that elite list is five.

• No other head coach in the nation has more national championships since 2002 than Sasho Cirovski. He is joined in that elite company by the likes of Jim Calhoun of UConn, Billy Donovan of Florida, and Roy Williams of North Carolina, who have all won two.